Entertainment
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AP’s top music documentaries of 2023: Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, WHAM! and more — and where to watchDec 22, 2023 6:00 am - Looking for something to watch this holiday season? While Barbenheimer is enticing, 2023 was a great year for documentaries — particularly music documentaries, with title...
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How you can be the Indian Trails Public Library’s next maker-in-residenceDec 21, 2023 8:43 pm - Artists, crafters and creators of other stripes, take note: Wheeling’s Indian Trails Public Library is seeking applicants for its 2024 maker-in-residence program. The mak...
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Jeffrey Wright is brilliant in the smart and funny satire ‘American Fiction’Dec 21, 2023 1:09 pm - “American Fiction” — 3 stars Jeffrey Wright’s Thelonious “Monk” Ellison is at the end of his rope at the beginning of “American Fiction,” a crowd-pleaser that’s bot...
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A transformed Zac Efron gives his all in tragic, true-life wrestling tale ‘Iron Claw’Dec 21, 2023 1:08 pm - “The Iron Claw” — 2.5 stars It doesn’t take long to understand the level of commitment Zac Efron brings to “The Iron Claw” as Texas wrestling brother Kevin Von Erich...
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Duck! Look out for the opulent, animated epic family adventure ‘Migration’Dec 21, 2023 11:35 am - “Migration” - 3.5 stars I grew up watching generations of Mallard ducks living on a pond outside the front door of my rural route home, one reason why this animated...
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Ryan Gosling reimagines his ‘Barbie’ power ballad ‘I’m Just Ken’ for Christmas, shares new EPDec 21, 2023 9:34 am - NEW YORK — She's Barbie. He's just Ken. And now, it's Christmas. On Wednesday, Ryan Gosling — the Ken to Margot Robbie's “Barbie” in the film — released the “I'm Just Ken...
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Sweeney, Powell battle saturated soundtrack in appealingly pugnacious rom-com ‘Anyone But You’Dec 21, 2023 8:00 am - “Anyone But You” -- 2.5 stars After about an hour or so, Will Gluck’s appealingly pugnacious “Anyone But You” slowly succumbs to a dreaded rom-com syndrome I like to...
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Taylor Swift's new romance, debt-erasing gifts and the eclipse are among most joyous moments of 2023
Dec 21, 2023 7:40 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A romance that united sports and music fans, a celestial wonder that drew millions of eyes skyward and a spiritual homecoming for some Native American ...
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Spotlight: Suburban stand-up, sketch comedy showcasesDec 20, 2023 12:58 pm - Santa stand-up Zanies showcases local comedians this weekend as part of its “Santa’s Stand-up Spectacular.” 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, at 5437 Park Place, Rosemont...
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Best bets: Tommy Davidson, Harlem Globetrotters, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and moreDec 20, 2023 10:02 am - Comedian Tommy Davidson (“In Living Color,” “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”) headlines the Chicago Improv, 5 Woodfield Road, Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, this weeke...